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State v. Tompkins

Citations

  • 507 N.W.2d 736
  • 1993 Iowa App. LEXIS 119
  • 1993 WL 459810

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that weaving several times within a mile from center line to right boundary line of road created reasonable suspicion of impairment; collecting cases from other jurisdictions
  • finding reasonable suspicion for a stop when the defendant’s car weaved from the center line to the right-side boundary line several times even though the vehicle never crossed a line
  • affirming denial of motion to suppress when driver weaved in the lane multiple times
  • collecting cases from other jurisdictions and adopting majority view that observation of a vehicle weaving within its own lane gives rise to a reasonable suspicion of impaired driving to justify stopping the vehicle

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Judges: Hayden, Sackett, Schlegel

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